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Ancient Art Podcast, Ancient Worlds

Ancient Worlds is the audio series of the Ancient Art Podcast where we choose a single work of art as a launchpad for inspiration. Here we unpack the stories, history, myths, and culture from antiquit... Read more

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Egyptomania, the Early Years – Piranesi, Gerome, Desprez (93)

Egyptomania, the Early Years – Piranesi, Gerome, Desprez (93)

http://ancientartpodcast.org/93This short excerpt from my lecture on the art and history of the Egyptomania phenomenon d... Read more

11 Apr 2020

8mins

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One Ring to Rule Them All (92)

One Ring to Rule Them All (92)

http://ancientartpodcast.org/92This extended episode takes us on an unexpected journey across the Art Institute of Chica... Read more

18 Mar 2020

24mins

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Japanese Ukiyo-e Pictures of the Floating World (91)

Japanese Ukiyo-e Pictures of the Floating World (91)

http://ancientartpodcast.org/91In this excerpt from my lecture on the Art Institute's recent special exhibition Painting... Read more

30 Jan 2019

6mins

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Dionysus and the Pirates, the Dionysus Cup by Exekias (90)

Dionysus and the Pirates, the Dionysus Cup by Exekias (90)

http://ancientartpodcast.org/90In yet another nod to alcoholic inebriation's polymorphic magical potency, we encounter o... Read more

19 Jul 2018

9mins

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Adventures of Ulysses in an Italian Renaissance Hope Chest (89)

Adventures of Ulysses in an Italian Renaissance Hope Chest (89)

http://ancientartpodcast.org/89In this excerpt from a recent tour, I explore some of the highlights from Homer's Odyssey... Read more

14 Jan 2018

9mins

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Tibetan Mandalas (88)

Tibetan Mandalas (88)

http://ancientartpodcast.org/88In this short excerpt from my lecture on Tibetan Buddhist art, we skim the surface of the... Read more

22 Dec 2017

8mins

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Circe and Witchcraft in Ancient Greece (87)

Circe and Witchcraft in Ancient Greece (87)

http://ancientartpodcast.org/87This is a short excerpt from my lecture "Things That Go Bump: A Visual Survey of Witches,... Read more

17 Nov 2017

3mins

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Goya's Caprices and the Wicked Witch of the West (86)

Goya's Caprices and the Wicked Witch of the West (86)

http://ancientartpodcast.org/86Happy Halloween! In this very brief excerpt from my lecture "Things That Go Bump: A Visua... Read more

1 Nov 2017

2mins

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Odysseus Journeys to the Underworld (85)

Odysseus Journeys to the Underworld (85)

http://ancientartpodcast.org/85A very brief excerpt from my lecture "Things That Go Bump: A Visual Survey of Witches, De... Read more

25 Oct 2017

2mins

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Birth of Dionysus (84)

Birth of Dionysus (84)

http://ancientartpodcast.org/84Diving head first into the many myths of the celebrated god of wine, ecstasy, theater, an... Read more

16 Sep 2017

16mins

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